English
isibongo
Isibongo comes from Zulu isíbongo, and goes back to bonga ‘to thank’.
- Zulumodernbonga‘to thank’
- Zulu, derivedmodernisíbongo
- Englishtodayisibongo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Zulumodernbonga‘to thank’
- Zulu, derivedmodernisíbongo
- Englishtodayisibongo
Every English word from Zulu bonga
Today it means
noun A complimentary metonym used to describe members of a Zulu clan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Zulu bonga / isibongo